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Day
Date
Unit
LESSON
Handouts
HOMEWORK
1
4-Jan-11
1
Rates of change review, Rationalizing and factoring review,



pg. 3 #11, 12pg. 9 #2, 3 ,pg. 2 #1bf, 2bdef, 8abcefpg. 9 #4b, 6cd, 7ac, Limits10, Limits 11, First Principle
2
5-Jan-11
1
The slope of a tangent (first principles)

pg. 18 #1b, 3c, 4de, 6c, 10b, 11cde, 14, 20, 22, 24
3
6-Jan-11
1
Introduction to limits

pg. 38 #4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 034 - 1.4,
pg. 45 #1, 3, 4abdef, 5, 6, 10ab,




4
7-Jan-11
1
Continuity and infinite limits

pg. 45 #7-10cd, 12 &/or 13, 16
pg. 51 #1, 4 odd, 7, 11-17 ,pg. 37 #1, 2,
5
10-Jan-11
1
Limits as x approaches infinity

pg. 193 #3, 16 + extra questions on last page of lesson


6
11-Jan-11
1
The derivative!, Differentiability

pg. 73 #2, 4bce, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19 ,pg. 73 #1, 3, 7, 12, 16,





7
12-Jan-11
1


pg. 193 #3, 16 + extra questions on last page of lesson


8
13-Jan-11
1
The derivative!, Differentiability
,
pg. 73 #2, 4bce, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19 ,pg. 73 #1, 3, 7, 12, 16, 18, 20


9
14-Jan-11
1
Finding some shortcuts!

pg. 82 #2-4(odd), 6a, 7c, 9cf, 13, 17a, 18, 25iii Challenge? Try #26 and/or #28







10
17-Jan-11
1
Product & chain rule

pg. 90 #1acef, 5ce, 6, 7a or b, 9, Challenge: 13 and/or 14,

11
18-Jan-11
1
Chain rule, Quotient rule

pg. 105 #1, 2c, 4, 5odd, 6, 7, 8odd, 9b, 10, 11, 13ab, 14, 15,pg. 97#4adf, 5cd, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Try any of #13-#17


19-Jan-11

Chain rule




20-Jan-11

Review




21-Jan-11

Quiz 2


12

1
Position, Velocity and Acceleration Part


pg. 30 #1, 5, 6, 7, 11,pg. 127 #4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11



13

1
Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Part

pg. 127 #2odd, 3ace (graph also), 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17



14





15
24-Jan-11
2
Extreme values

pg. 136 #1, 3even, 4, 6, 12, maybe 14?
16
25-Jan-11
2
Intervals of increase & decrease

pg. 169 #1-3, 4cdf, 5, 7, 9, 10
17
26-Jan-11
2
First derivative test and critical points

pg. 178 #1, 3ab, 5bd, 7de, 9, 10, 12, 14
18
27-Jan-11
2
Asymptotes


pg. 193 #1b, 3 (refresher), 4-5(odd),7odd, 10, 12, 13, 15
19
28-Jan-11
2
Concavity and the 2nd derivative test


pg. 205 #1, 4ac, 5, 8, 9 and/or 11
20
31-Jan-11
2
Sketching the curve putting it all together


pg. 212 #4&5 (odd), 6, 7, 11, Practice:pg.213 #4&5 (even), 8, 10 + worksheet





21
1-Feb-11
2
Implicit differentitation

Worksheet
22
2-Feb-11
2
Optimization problems
optimization handout.pdf
pg. 137 #6,8, 9, 10, 11 +
23
3-Feb-11
2
Additional word problems (including related rates)
handout solutions.pdf
Extra Practice for Related Rates - related_rates_extra_practice_questions.pdf
24
4-Feb-11

Test 1

Unit 1 and 2
25
7-Feb-11
3
y=e^x and its derivative
eanditsderivative.pdf
pg. 232 #3,6-8, 11c, 13, and 16 if you’re feeling ambitious
26
8-Feb-11
3
Derivatives of the natural logarithm
homework worksheet.pdf
Worksheet – Questions identified at the top of each page
27
9-Feb-11
3
Derivatives of logarithms and exponentials

Complete the investigation and make notes on the wrap –pg. 235-239. Trypg. 240 #1-10
28
10-Feb-11

MIDTERM Unit 1 and 2


29
11-Feb-11
3
Optimizing and modelling with exponentials

pg. 240 #1 odd, 2 odd, 3-9,pg. 245 #1, 4, 5, 6, and of 7-15
30
14-Feb-11
3
Derivative of sinx and cosx

pg. 256 #1-5 (odd), 6ab, 7, 9, 10, 12 and/or 13, Challenge: 1
31
15-Feb-11
3
Derivative of tanx

pg. 260 #1-11
32
16-Feb-11

Quiz 2 Unit 3
Assignment #
Assignment #4 Solutions assignment#4_mcv4u_solutions.pdf
33
17-Feb-11
4
Introduction to vectors
intro to vectors.pdf
pg. 279 #1-5,8,9,11
34
18-Feb-11
4
Addition and subtraction of vectors
addition and subtraction of vectors.pdf
pg. 290 #1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
35
21-Feb-11

FAMILY DAY NO CLASSES


36
22-Feb-11
4
Scalar multiplication of vectors
scalar multiplication of vectors.pdf
pg. 298 #1-5, 7a, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 22
37
23-Feb-11
4
Properties of vectors investigation
properties of vectors.doc
pg. 307 #5-11
38
24-Feb-11
4
Cartesian Vectors
cartesian vectors.pdf

39
25-Feb-11
4
Applications of vector addition
applications of vector addition.pdf

40
28-Feb-11
4
Dot product (Geometric Vectors)
dotproduct geometricvectors.pdf

41
1-Mar-11
4
Dot product (Cartesian Vectors)
dotproduct cartesian.pdf

42
2-Mar-11
4
Scalar and vector projections (applications of dot product)
scalar and vector projections.pdf

43
3-Mar-11

Test 2 Units 3 & 4


44
4-Mar-11
5
Introduction to vectors in 3 space
intro to 3 space.pdf
pg. 317 #3,5-8,13,15,pg. 332 #1
45
7-Mar-11
5
Operations with vectors in 3 space
operations in 3 space in complete.pdf
pg. 332 #2-7, 9ab, 12-15
46
8-Mar-11
5
Linear Combinations and Spanning Sets
linear combinations.pdf
pg. 340 #1,3,6,7,8, 10, 11, 13, 15
47
9-Mar-11
5
Dot product in 3 space
dotproductin space.pdf
pg. 385 #2bc,3-5, 6cd, 7a, 10, 13a, 15, 17, 20(challenge)
48
10-Mar-11
5
Cross Product
crossproduct.pdf
1) Complete the investigation regarding the properties of the cross product on pg. 405, 2)pg. 407 #3, 4be, 5, 6, 7
49
11-Mar-11
5
Applications of Cross Product, Unit Review topics and questions
applications of cross product.pdf, test #3 review.pdf

50
14-Mar-11
5
Test 3 Unit 5
Unit

51
15-Mar-11
6
Equations of lines and planes in 3 space
lines in 3 space.pdf
pg. 433 #4,5,7,10,11pg. 443 #1,5,6,9,11
52
16-Mar-11
6
Equations of lines and planes in 3 space
lines in 3 space.pdf
pg. 443 #1,8,10add, 14pg. 449 #1odd, 5odd, 6, 9, 12
53
17-Mar-11
6
Equations of planes
equationsofplanes.pdf
pg. 459 #1,3,5,6ab, 7-9, 11pg. 468 #1,6-8, 11, 13-14
54
18-Mar-11
6
Properties of Planes
propertiesofplanes.pdf
pg. 460 #10,13, 15pg. 468 #2,3,5,8,9,13,14,15
55
21-Mar-11
6
Quiz 3
Chapter properties of lines and planes
exercise5.2solutions.pdf
56
22-Mar-11
6
Intersection of lines in 3 space
intersectionoflines.pdf
pg. 497 #8-12, 15
57
23-Mar-11
6
Intersection of lines and planes
intersectionoflinesandplanes.pdf
pg. 497 #3, 4-8, 9odd, 14, 17
58
24-Mar-11
6
Intersections of planes (and intro to matrices)
intersectionoftwoplanes.pdf
pg. 507 #3a, 9, 11, 12, 13pg. 517 #6-10
59
25-Mar-11
6
Intersection of planes
intersection of three planes.pdf
pg. 531 #5, 6, 13, 14, 15
60
28-Mar-11
6
Test 4 Unit 6
Chapter intersections of lines and planes


29-Mar-11

Final Review



30-Mar-11





31-Mar-11





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